The winners of the Pulitzer Prizes in journalism and the arts were announced in New York City this week.Colson Whitehead, 47, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the fiction novel called "The Underground Railroad."This is the contest's 101st year. The winners were revealed Monday afternoon at Columbia University.The Pulitzer Prizes recognizes the best journalism of 2016 in newspapers, magazines and websites. There are 14 categories for reporting, photography, criticism and commentary.In the arts, prizes are awarded in seven categories, including fiction, drama and music.The 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners:JOURNALISMPublic ServiceNew York Daily News and ProPublica for uncovering, primarily through the work of reporter Sarah Ryley, widespread abuse of eviction rules by the police to oust hundreds of people, most of them poor minorities.___Breaking News ReportingEast Bay Times in Oakland, California, for coverage of the "Ghost Ship" fire, which killed 36 people at a warehouse party.___Investigative ReportingEric Eyre, of the Charleston Gazette-Mail in West Virginia, for reporting to expose the flood of opioids flowing into depressed West Virginia counties.___Explanatory ReportingInternational Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy and the Miami Herald for the Panama Papers, a series of stories using a collaboration of more than 300 reporters to expose the hidden infrastructure and global scale of offshore tax havens.___Local ReportingThe Salt Lake Tribune staff for reports revealing the mistreatment of sexual assault victims at Brigham Young University.___National ReportingDavid A. Fahrenthold of The Washington Post for reporting casting doubt on Donald Trump's assertions of generosity toward charities.___International ReportingThe New York Times staff for coverage of Vladimir Putin's efforts to project Russia's power abroad.___Feature WritingC.J. Chivers of The New York Times for a story on a Marine's postwar descent into violence.___CommentaryPeggy Noonan of The Wall Street Journal for columns during one of the nation's most divisive political campaigns.___CriticismHilton Als of The New Yorker for reviews that put stage dramas within a real-world cultural context.___Editorial WritingArt Cullen of The Storm Lake Times for editorials that challenged powerful corporate agricultural interests in Iowa.___Editorial CartooningJim Morin of the Miami Herald for editorial cartoons that delivered sharp perspectives through flawless artistry, biting prose and crisp wit.___Breaking News PhotographyDaniel Berehulak, freelance photographer, for images published in The New York Times showing the disregard for human life in the Philippines brought about by a government assault on drug dealers and users.___Feature PhotographyE. Jason Wambsgans of the Chicago Tribune for a portrayal of a 10-year-old boy and his mother striving to put the boy's life back together after he survived a shooting.___LETTERS, DRAMA AND MUSICFiction"The Underground Railroad," by Colson Whitehead.___Drama"Sweat," by Lynn Nottag.___History"Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy," by Heather Ann Thompson.___Biography or Autobiography"The Return," by Hisham Matar.___Poetry"Olio," by Tyehimba Jess.___General Nonfiction"Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City," by Matthew Desmond.___Music"Angel's Bone," by Du Yun.

The winners of the Pulitzer Prizes in journalism and the arts were announced in New York City this week.

Colson Whitehead, 47, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the fiction novel called "The Underground Railroad."

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This is the contest's 101st year. The winners were revealed Monday afternoon at Columbia University.

The Pulitzer Prizes recognizes the best journalism of 2016 in newspapers, magazines and websites. There are 14 categories for reporting, photography, criticism and commentary.

In the arts, prizes are awarded in seven categories, including fiction, drama and music.

The 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners:

JOURNALISM

Public Service

New York Daily News and ProPublica for uncovering, primarily through the work of reporter Sarah Ryley, widespread abuse of eviction rules by the police to oust hundreds of people, most of them poor minorities.

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Breaking News Reporting

East Bay Times in Oakland, California, for coverage of the "Ghost Ship" fire, which killed 36 people at a warehouse party.

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Investigative Reporting

Eric Eyre, of the Charleston Gazette-Mail in West Virginia, for reporting to expose the flood of opioids flowing into depressed West Virginia counties.

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Explanatory Reporting

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy and the Miami Herald for the Panama Papers, a series of stories using a collaboration of more than 300 reporters to expose the hidden infrastructure and global scale of offshore tax havens.

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Local Reporting

The Salt Lake Tribune staff for reports revealing the mistreatment of sexual assault victims at Brigham Young University.

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National Reporting

David A. Fahrenthold of The Washington Post for reporting casting doubt on Donald Trump's assertions of generosity toward charities.

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International Reporting

The New York Times staff for coverage of Vladimir Putin's efforts to project Russia's power abroad.

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Feature Writing

C.J. Chivers of The New York Times for a story on a Marine's postwar descent into violence.

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Commentary

Peggy Noonan of The Wall Street Journal for columns during one of the nation's most divisive political campaigns.

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Criticism

Hilton Als of The New Yorker for reviews that put stage dramas within a real-world cultural context.

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Editorial Writing

Art Cullen of The Storm Lake Times for editorials that challenged powerful corporate agricultural interests in Iowa.

Daniel Berehulak, freelance photographer, for images published in The New York Times showing the disregard for human life in the Philippines brought about by a government assault on drug dealers and users.

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Feature Photography

E. Jason Wambsgans of the Chicago Tribune for a portrayal of a 10-year-old boy and his mother striving to put the boy's life back together after he survived a shooting.

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LETTERS, DRAMA AND MUSIC

Fiction

"The Underground Railroad," by Colson Whitehead.

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Drama

"Sweat," by Lynn Nottag.

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History

"Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy," by Heather Ann Thompson.

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Biography or Autobiography

"The Return," by Hisham Matar.

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Poetry

"Olio," by Tyehimba Jess.

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General Nonfiction

"Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City," by Matthew Desmond.